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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Slip of the tongue?

He’d just put his butt in the chair, added a slug of Dewar’s to his coffee mug when the phone rang. Desperate woman, begging him not to hang up like all the others. Lawyer Jones is in a good mood, it being Friday and his wife's out of town for the weekend. So he says he’ll listen for five minutes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Big Yawp

I saw Miss Dora leaving The Center yesterday just about the time my volunteer shift was up. She doesn’t look so tiny in the social room – sitting at the table with her big yawp open and her voice penetrating the walls and window frames. But climbing into the driver’s seat of her late-model sedan,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

FYI

Tuesday, Before Bingo The Invisible women gather at the center to debate the vital issues of the day: ü What the grown-up kids are Doing Not doing ü Failures of The Establishment ü Vagaries of the weather ü Someone’s recovery process ü All the “ain’t it awful” possibilities ü Remember when… Kenny,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Talking to The Sibs

The boys are on the outs. Each one calls me to ask if I've talked with the other, and then proceeds to tell chapter and verse (eventually) about why the other is an unreasonable or uncaring selfish jackass, and really, Mom, I just don't get how he thinks... I tell them both they need to remember how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 20, 2016

"Graduation" Day at The Center

I think the word bittersweet was invented for days like last Thursday. It was the last day of the group writing program "Write Your Own Story." Counting me, 8 of the 10 regulars were there. Brenda was away on her honeymoon - they finally tied the knot after 17 years of deciding whether or not it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Happy Father's Day

To all those dads who bring home the bacon, take time to play catch, to teach their sons how to be good men, to teach their daughters how to recognize a good guy to become the son-in-law who fits into the family. To all those dads who have to leave home and family to serve and protect, either at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Creeps Live Among Us

So when the story broke this morning about another creep holding children captive, a bearded hermit of a freak in Philadelphia who had 12 girls imprisoned, including maybe a child or two of his own. There reportedly was a girl whose parents gave her to him when she was 14, and whom he has reportedly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 17, 2016

Filibuster for Gun Safety

I actually tuned in to CSPAN a couple days ago and watched the senators from Connecticut and Illinois - and others whom I didn't scope what state they're from - as they talked, pleaded, argued and appealed to the GOP senators to at least discuss the possibility of making a change to the weapon sales... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Just a little family gossip

My two local sons went to Florida last weekend. Rich went to baby sit his granddaughters while Rich Jr. and Nicole moved their furniture from a rental house in town to housing on base. They'd been on the waiting list for over a year, ever since my grandson was assigned to that location. Grandson is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The horror show continues...

And now this morning, first thing, more bad news from Orlando. A family at the Grand Floridian resort (a Nebraska family) was sitting on the beach when an alligator came out of the water, grabbed their 2-year-old boy and took off with him. The dad ran into the water after him, but despite injuries... Sign in to see full entry.

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